33rd Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients
Winners noted in gold color.

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES___________________________

Best Animated Feature

• Chicken Little – Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Corpse Bride – Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production
• Howl’s Moving Castle – Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli
• Madagascar – DreamWorks Animation
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Best Home Entertainment Production

• Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows – Creative Capers Entertainment, Inc.
• Kronk’s New Groove – DisneyToon Studios
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch – DisneyToon Studios
• Tarzan II – DisneyToon Studios
• The Batman vs Dracula – Warner Bros. Animation

Best Animated Short Subject

• The Fan and The Flower – Atomic Television/Plymptoons Productions
• Life in Transition – John R. Dilworth/Stretch Films, Inc.
• Milch – Klasky Csupo
• Moongirl – Laika/Entertainment
• The Moon and The Son: An Imagined Conversation – John Canemaker Productions

Best Animated Television Commercial

• ConocoPhillips "1975" - Ring of Fire
• They Might Be Giants “Bastard Wants to Hit Me” - Laika/House
• Coke "Futbol" - Laika/House
• GE "Tower"- Quiet Man Inc.
• United Airlines "Mr. Pants" - Acme Filmworks

Best Animated Television Production

• AVATAR: The Last Airbender - Nickelodeon
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - Cartoon Network Studios
• My Life As A Teenage Robot – Nickelodeon/Frederator
• Star Wars: Clone Wars II Chapters 21-25 - Cartoon Network Studios
• The Batman - Warner Bros. Animation

Best Animated Video Game

• Psychonauts – Double Fine Productions, Inc.
• Resident Evil 4 – Capcom
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, PANTS! – THQ, Inc.
• Tak The Great Juju Challenge – THQ, Inc.
• Ultimate Spider-Man – Activision/Treyarch

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES___________________

Animated Effects

• Matt Baer - "Madagascar " – DreamWorks Animation
• Rick Glumac - "Madagascar " – DreamWorks Animation
• Dale Mayeda – “Chicken Little” – Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Jason Wen - "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Martin Usiak – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation

• Claire Billett – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Spike Brandt – Tom & Jerry- “The Karate Guard” – Warner Bros. Animation
• Jay Grace – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Christopher Sadler – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Matt Shumway – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe” – Rhythm and Hues

Character Design in a Television Production

• Bryan Arnett – My Life As A Teenage Robot “Escape From Cluster Prime” - Nickelodeon
• Ernie Gilbert – The Fairly OddParent “The Good Old Days” - Nickelodeon
• Jorge Gutierrez – The Buzz on Maggie “Bella Con Carny” – Walt Disney Television Animation
• Luther McLaurin – “Catscratch” - Nickelodeon
• Shannon Tindle – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Go Goo Go” – Cartoon Network Studios

Character Design in a Feature Production

• Carlos Grangel – “Corpse Bride” – Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production
• William Joyce – “Robots” – 20th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios
• Craig Kellman – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation
• Joe Moshier -  “Chicken Little” – Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Nick Park – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Directing in a Television Production

• Gary Conrad - The Fairly OddParents “The Good Old Days” – Nickelodeon
• Craig McCracken - Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Duchess of Wails” – Cartoon Network Studios
• Dan Povenmire - Family Guy “PTV” – Fox TV Animation
• Dan Riba - Justice League Unlimited “Clash” – Warner Bros. Animation
• Peter Shin - Family Guy “North by North Quahog” – Fox TV Animation

Directing in a Feature Production

• Mike Johnson, Tim Burton “Corpse Bride” – Warner Bros. Presents A Tim Burton/Laika Entertainment Production
• Hayao Miyazaki “Howl’s Moving Castle” – Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli
• Nick Park, Steve Box – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Music in a Television Production

• Jeff Danna, Steve Sullivan – Zula Patrol “Case of the Missing Rings” – Zula USA LLC
• Thomas Chase Jones - The Batman “The Laughing Bat” – Warner Bros. Animation
• James L. Venable, Jennifer Kes Remington  - Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends “Duchess of Wails” – Cartoon Network Studios

Music in a Feature Production

• Julian Nott – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”– Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Hans Zimmer – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in a Television Production

• Alan Bodner - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee “Enter Sandman” - Cartoon Network Studios
• Michael Giaimo “Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi” - Renegade Animation
• Alex Kirwan “My Life as a Teenage Robot” - Nickelodeon
• Mike Moon, Craig McCracken, Dave Dunnet, Martin Ansolabehere - Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “A Lost Claus” - Cartoon Network Studios
• Nadia Vurbenova - Kim Possible “So The Drama” - Walt Disney Television Animation

Production Design in a Feature Production

• Ian Gooding, Dan Cooper, David Womersley, Mac George – “Chicken Little” - Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Dennis A. Greco “Lilo & Stitch 2” - DisneyToon Studios
• Yoriko Ito -  “Madagascar ” - DreamWorks Animation
• William Joyce & Steve Martino “Robots” - 20th Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios
• Phil Lewis “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”- Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in a Television Production

• Troy Adomitis – Kim Possible “So The Drama” – Walt Disney Television Animation
• Ben Balistreri – Danny Phantom “Identity Crisis” – Nickelodeon
• Dave Bullock – Kim Possible “So The Drama” – Walt Disney Television Animation
• Lauren MacMullan - AVATAR:The Last Airbender “The Deserter” - Nickelodeon
• Andrew Tan - Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends “A Froggy Day in Sunny Patch” – Nelvana Ltd.

Storyboarding in a Feature Production

• Tom McGrath – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation
• Chris Otsuki – “Kronk’s New Groove” – DisneyToon Studios
• Bob Persichetti – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Catherine Rader – “Madagascar ” – DreamWorks Animation
• Michael Salter – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in a Television Production

• Grey Delisle – Voice of Kitty - Danger Rangers “Fires & Liars” – Educational Adventures
• Johnny Hardwick – Voice of Dale Gribble - King of the Hill “Smoking and the Bandit” – 20th Century Fox Television
• Tony Jay – Voice of Spiderus - Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends “A Froggy Day in Sunny Patch” – Nelvana Ltd.
• Seth MacFarlane – Voice of Stewie - Family Guy “Brian the Bachelor” – Fox TV Animation
• Rob Paulsen – Voice of Eubie “The Happy Elf” – Film Roman

Voice Acting in a Feature Production

• Helena Bonham Carter – Voice of Lady Campanula Tottington “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Ralph Fiennes – Voice of Victor Quartermaine “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Peter Sallis – Voice of Wallace “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Nicholas Smith – Voice of Reverend Clement Hedges “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” - Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animatio

Writing in a Television Production

• Aaron Ehasz, John O’Bryan - AVATAR: The Last Airbender “The Fortune Teller” – Nickelodeon
• C.H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell, Tim Hill – SpongeBob “Fear of a Krabby Patty” – Nickelodeon
• Christopher Painter - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius “The Tomorrow Boys” – Nickelodeon/DNA Productions
• Johanna Stein, Jack Ferraiolo - O’Grady III “Old Cold” – Soup 2 Nuts
• Larry Swerdlove - Jakers! “Wish Upon A Story Part 1” – Mike Young Productions

Writing in a Feature Production

• Steve Box, Nick Park, Bob Baker, Mark Burton “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Animations Ltd./DreamWorks Animation
• Tony Leondis, Michael LaBash, Tom Rogers “Kronk’s New Groove” – DisneyToon Studios
• Hayao Miyazaki, Donald H. Hewitt, Cindy Davis Hewitt “Howl’s Moving Castle” – Walt Disney Studios/Studio Ghibli

JURIED AWARDS__________________________________

Winsor McCay Award — Cornelius Cole, Tyrus Wong, Fred Crippen

June Foray — Mark Kausler

Ub Iwerks Award — Corpse Bride

Special Achievement — None

Certificate of Merit — Larry Loc, “Dream on Silly Dreamer”

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